Ontario Breaks Ground on Long-Term Care Home in Brantford

Expansion of existing home will bring 196 modern long-term care beds to the province

BRANTFORD — Construction is underway on a new building for John Noble Home in Brantford, which will add 40 new long-term care beds to an existing 156-bed home. The new project was a recipient of the Construction Funding Subsidy top-up, part of the Ontario government’s commitment to build 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province.

“Congratulations to the team at John Noble Home on the construction of this new building. Our government is fixing long-term care and ensuring we build homes for seniors in the communities they helped build,” said Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Minister of Long-Term Care. “Today marks a significant milestone for Brantford and Brant County. When construction on the new building is complete, 196 residents will have a modern and comfortable place to call home.”

The new two-storey building will be an expansion of the existing home and will offer 20 private rooms on each floor and is expected to welcome its first residents in late 2025.

“The John Noble Home is a special place for me as I previously sat on the Board and I am very familiar with this wonderful place," said Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma. “The residents will have a new place to call home, right here in Brantford – a community they helped to build, and I am happy to be a part of a government that prioritizes seniors who have done so much for Ontario.”

The new building will be fully air conditioned and will be built to modern design standards. It will include a new 20 bed behavioural specialized unit (BSU) and offer programs and tools to care for residents with advanced cases of Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. The home is also part of an existing campus-of-care, which includes a community adult day program for individuals with dementia, 26 seniors’ apartment units attached to the home and a 56-unit seniors apartment complex on the grounds.

The government is fixing long-term care to ensure Ontario’s seniors get the quality of care and quality of life they need and deserve. The plan is built on four pillars: staffing and care; quality and enforcement; building modern, safe, and comfortable homes; and connecting seniors with faster, more convenient access to the services they need.

Quick Facts

The redeveloped home will be operated by the Corporation of the City of Brantford and the Corporation of the County of Brant.
As of September 2024, 113 projects representing a total of 18,439 new and redeveloped beds are completed, under construction, or have ministry approval to construct.
As part of its plan to fix long-term care and address sector waitlists, the government is building 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province.
Building more modern, safe, and comfortable homes for our seniors is part of the Government of Ontario’s Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021.
The province is taking innovative steps to get long-term care homes built, including modernizing its funding model, selling unused lands with the requirement that long-term care homes be built on portions of the properties, and leveraging hospital-owned land to build urgently needed homes in large urban areas.

Quotes

"The City of Brantford is very grateful to the provincial government for this significant investment that will make a meaningful difference in the lives of 40 residents and their families. The addition of 40 long-term care beds at John Noble Home will help address the growing need for more support for our community's seniors, ensuring they receive the care they deserve in a modern, safe, and comfortable environment. We look forward to welcoming the first residents into this new facility, where they will receive long-term care with dignity and compassion."

- Kevin Davis
Mayor, City of Brantford

"Thank you to the province for providing this crucial funding. Supporting seniors in our community provides comfort and peace of mind to both them and their families. This funding will create the opportunity to enhance services and care environments, and it will have a lasting impact on our community by fostering love, dignity, compassion, and a higher quality of life for those who have contributed so much over the years. I take great pride sitting on the John Noble Home Board representing the County of Brant."

- David Bailey
Mayor, County of Brant

"We are very excited and grateful that this much needed expansion is moving forward. The new addition at John Noble Home will help us meet the rising demand for long-term care services, ensuring we can continue providing the highest standard of care in a compassionate and supportive environment. This vital new facility will significantly strengthen our capacity to care for seniors in our rapidly growing communities. "

- Michael Bastian
Administrator, John Noble Home

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